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Extreme sports and kids... 23-Jun-2015 At 4:37:29 PM martym

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On 23/06/2015 rodw wrote:
>I would says it not their fault, just a shity insurance policy for them...St
>Leonards is weird in that they technically do not allow under 16 at all
>in the bouldering area as well...which i thought was to keeps kids jumping
>and mucking about on the mats (which should be more a parenting issue
>than a ban IMHO) but actually might be part of an insurance policy requirement
>as well?
There's a sign saying Under 16s aren't allowed in the gym upstairs; so maybe they just haven't got the stairs insured?

>Note though I've been taking my daughter bouldering there since she was
>around 8, she was just very short for a 16 yo :)

Yeah as my mate put it "you'll know how old she is next time".